Operations and people

Fossil Free South Africa was legally established as a voluntary association in early 2015. Our NPO number is 149-064.

Funding

Fossil Free SA’s first budget of approximately R70,000 was funded through a Thundafund campaign that closed on 31 January 2015. We have since received some ongoing contributions from supporters and donations at events.

In 2017, our May divestment workshop was funded by R30,000 from 350.org and R12,000 from Futuregrowth Asset Management. David Le Page’s travel to an Amsterdam divestment conference was sponsored by the Wallace Global Fund, which also granted us operational funding of $25,000 for the year July 2017–June 2018, and $40,000 for the year July 2018–June 2019.

Management committee members

Secretary: Laura Bergh is a sustainability leadership and social enterprise advisor with a Masters in Sustainability Leadership (Cambridge), and over 20 years corporate and consulting experience. Now in the social economy, she is the Chief Enabler of the Poverty Stoplight Office (SA), and assists social enterprises and non-profits with business plans, strategies and impact assessments in order to build resilience and scale up for higher impact.

Thando Lukoko helps lead community engagement at Project 90 by 2030.

Treasurer:Andrew Park is a psychological counsellor, teacher and educational content developer, and has been one of our most active volunteers.

Richard Pfaff is a senior staff member at the Environmental Monitoring Group with long experience of work in civil society organisations.

UCT campaign

We work on an ongoing basis with staff and students at UCT, particularly the student-led Green Campus Initiative and the Climate Action Project.